Plantains and the 7 Plagues: A Memoir: Half-Dominican, Half-Cuban and Full Life, a memoir by Paz Ellis

When my little sister had just been born I tried to get rid of her and about five years later she tried to return the favor! My book is a collection of my memories from childhood, such as trying to kill my sister when I was only three years old, and more serious issues such as my struggle with my bi-cultural home. I detail our life moving around town from apartment to apartment and the deep relationships within my family, with my mother as the center of my world and my father the tinkerer. The book ties my past to my present including my mother’s recent passing a year ago. It is a spirited story with moments of comedy and the raw grief I continue to live through every day.